Describe progress on the implementation of the new enteral connector standards and their safety implications
Demonstrate current approaches to nasogastric (NG) tube placement and verification in the adult patient
Discuss various methods of unclogging enteral tubes
Describe two methods of securing enteric access tubes and care implications for each
Speaker(s):
Joseph
Boullata,
PharmD, RPh, CNS-S, FASPEN, FACN,
Pharmacy Specialist, Clinical Nutrition Support Services,
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Karen
Gilbert,
MSN, RN, NP, CNSC,
Nutrition Support Nurse Practitioner,
Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA
Peggi
Guenter,
PhD, RN, FAAN, FASPEN,
Senior Director of Clinical Practice, Quality, and Advocacy,
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Silver Spring, MD
Linda
M. Lord,
NP, MSN, ACNP-BC, CNSC,
Nutrition Support Nurse Practitioner, Adult Outpatient Nutrition Support Clinic,
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Carol
McGinnis,
DNP, APRN-CNS, CNSC,
Clinical Nurse Specialist for the Nutrition Support Team,
Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, SD
Patricia
Worthington,
MS, RN, CNSC,
Nutrition Support Clinical Specialist,
Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA
Speaker(s):
Katina
L. Rahe,
BSN, RN, CPN,
Nurse Coordinator,
Enteral Access Team, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Prairie Village, KS
Renay
Tyler,
DNP, ACNP,
Vice President, Ambulatory Services; Associate Chief Nursing Officer,
University of Maryland Medical Center; Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
